diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c b/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
index 5836737436486..8f04bfc41bf9a 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
@@ -2830,7 +2830,7 @@ static int nf_msecs_to_jiffies64(const struct nlattr *nla, u64 *result)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static u64 nf_jiffies64_to_msecs(u64 input)
+static __be64 nf_jiffies64_to_msecs(u64 input)
 {
 	u64 ms = jiffies64_to_nsecs(input);